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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Jimmy Govern swings at a pitch during Eastern’s 9-8 extra-inning win over Morehead State in April 2018 at Coaches Stadium. Govern brought in his team-leading 17th RBI against Butler Tuesday.

Eastern baseball team picks up 2-0 road win over Butler

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 19, 2019

Eastern’s game may have been moved to Butler’s field Monday, just before Tuesday’s matchup, but the baseball team came away with a 2-0 win. The win signifies important marks for both the Panthers’...

Eastern’s Jimmy Govern throws out a runner in a game last spring for Eastern. Eastern travels to face Belmont on Tuesday.

Baseball team will face Butler on road Tuesday

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 18, 2019

The Eastern baseball team was supposed to host its first home game of the season Tuesday, but the Coaches Stadium field was not in good-enough shape to host Butler. So, instead, Eastern will have to wait...

Blake Malatestinic hurls a pitch to a Butler batter during Eastern’s 6-3 loss at Coaches Stadium in April 2018. Eastern finished its three-game series with Murray State with one win and two losses.

Eastern wins 1 of 3 games against Racers

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 17, 2019

Michael Yasenka gave the Eastern baseball team an important outing on the mound against Murray State Friday, as Eastern’s 8-3 win was the only one it got out of three games. Murray State (8-10, 4-2)...

Eastern senior Jimmy Govern connects with a pitch in a game last season at Coaches Field. Eastern is 3-7 this season.

Eastern wins 2 games; Dexter earns OVC honors

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor March 4, 2019

The Eastern baseball team’s offense continues to perform well, hitting home another weekend of decent scoring and helping the Panthers grab two wins. Eastern (3-7) had two doubleheaders against Southern...

Jimmy Govern hits a pitch during his at-bat in Eastern’s 15-6 victory over Robet Morris Peoria at Coaches Stadium in April 2018.

Panthers pick up first win of season

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor February 25, 2019

A five-run inning was the extra cherry on top of the Eastern baseball team’s first win of the season, 8-1 Monday, over Western Kentucky. Eastern (1-5) scored a run in the first and second inning, with...

Eastern senior Jimmy Govern takes an at bat at Coaches Field in a game last season. Eastern is 0-3 this season.Eastern senior Jimmy Govern takes an at bat at Coaches Field in a game last season. Eastern is 0-3 this season.

Panther baseball team cannot overcome Arkansas

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor February 18, 2019

The Eastern baseball team opened the season with likely the toughest opponent it will have all season, the University of Arkansas, and ended the weekend winless. Eastern’s first game of the series was...

Tyler Jones throws a pitch during Eastern’s 9-3 loss to Tennessee Tech at Coaches Stadium in March 2018. Jones threw for six innings and gave up six total runs and had four strikeouts.

New offense focus of baseball team this year

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor February 12, 2019

The last time Eastern’s baseball team took the field, it was the eighth seed in the OVC tournament facing Murray State, the seventh seed. The journey of starting the offseason to the point of getting...

Junior Jimmy Govern connects on a pitch in the Panthers’ win Friday over Morehead State at Coaches Stadium. Eastern dropped the series to the Eagles, losing the second and third game.

Eastern drops series to Morehead State

Adam Shay, Baseball Reporter April 29, 2018

After a promising start to the series with an 11th-inning walk-off victory, the Eastern baseball team failed to come out on top for the rest of the weekend. The Panthers had a thrilling first game against...

Junior Jimmy Huber hits a double off the right field wall to drive in Joe Duncan to make the score 9-0 in the second inning in Easterns 15-6 win Wednesday at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers have a three-game series this weekend with Morehead State at home.

Baseball team hosts Morehead State

Maher Kawash, Baseball Reporter April 26, 2018

The Eastern baseball team has found its stride offensively and will try to keep it going against some tougher Ohio Valley Conference competition. The Panthers host Morehead State for another three-game...

Junior Hunter Morris celebrates his second-inning grand slam with Jimmy Huber (far left), Jimmy Govern (11) and Dougie Parks (right). Eastern beat Robert Morris 15-6 Wednesday at Coaches Stadium.

Morris’ grand slam helps push Panthers to big win

Adam Shay, Baseball reporter April 25, 2018

Over the past two games, the Eastern baseball team has been jumping out early and attacking the ball as it scored 15 runs in the first three innings against Robert Morris.  Those 15 runs were all the...

Junior Spenser Dexter pitches the ball Tuesday in Eastern’s 14-11 win over Saint Louis at Coaches Stadium. Eastern hit seven home runs in the win. The Panthers host Robert Morris Wednesday at Coaches Stadium.

Home run ball leads baseball team to win

Maher Kawash, Baseball Reporter April 24, 2018

Not many baseball teams or fans want to witness the first two innings of a college baseball game take nearly an hour.  Unless that hour includes six home runs.  And luckily for Eastern fans, it...

Freshman Blake Malatestinic kicks back to throw a pitch in Eastern’s loss to Butler April 17 at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers have lost five out of their last six games.

Column: Baseball team improving despite losing streak

Maher Kawash, Baseball Reporter April 23, 2018

  The Eastern baseball team is on a three-game losing streak and struggling offensively, but the pitching staff of this team has seen some vast improvement from a year ago.  In past years,...

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